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Hope Hull, Alabama

Accepted additional responsibilities for Product Support and Customer Service organization.

Hope Hull, Al

Division of VT Systems, industry leader in design, development, and manufacturer of ruggedized electronic computers, servers, and network devices serving military, commercial, and OEM users.Charged with managing and leading wide range of programmatic duties including Program and Project Management staff development, transition prototypes into a production ready state, leading multi-functional task force, risk management, and subcontract negotiations. Provide operational control… Show more Division of VT Systems, industry leader in design, development, and manufacturer of ruggedized electronic computers, servers, and network devices serving military, commercial, and OEM users.Charged with managing and leading wide range of programmatic duties including Program and Project Management staff development, transition prototypes into a production ready state, leading multi-functional task force, risk management, and subcontract negotiations. Provide operational control guidelines and SOPs for program activities. Initiate program estimate-at-completion (EAC) and created/managed department budgets. Prepare and guide proposals, maintained IMS, managed CPI and SPI implementation and oversee make vs buy decisions. Show less

Pensacola, Florida Area

• Led programs for aircraft modifications, manufacturing of aerospace major assemblies, and fabrication of detail aerospace products; delivered 392 special mission aircraft modifications 100% on time with 100% first pass customer acceptance while managing up to seven lines of simultaneous production over 13 years.• Directed an IPT team with 325 technicians and 50 support personnel to perform the final assemble operations for Black Hawk helicopters, relocating from Sikorsky Aircraft in… Show more • Led programs for aircraft modifications, manufacturing of aerospace major assemblies, and fabrication of detail aerospace products; delivered 392 special mission aircraft modifications 100% on time with 100% first pass customer acceptance while managing up to seven lines of simultaneous production over 13 years.• Directed an IPT team with 325 technicians and 50 support personnel to perform the final assemble operations for Black Hawk helicopters, relocating from Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford, CT to Crestview Aerospace (CA); delivered 31 Black Hawk helicopters to the customer in less than two years.• Oversaw proposal preparations, including an elemental breakdown of risk, statement of work, work breakdown structure, bill of materials, estimation of cost, subcontract plan, and master schedules for products and services.• Negotiated various contracts, valued up to $100M, to provide goods and services for the basic contract plus all scope changes while utilizing established base line program plans and milestone schedules.• Created Agile teams with a rotating membership to reflect changing needs during the program lifecycle. Show less

Crestview, Florida

• Transferred two New Zealand Royal Air Force programs from a sister division in Canada to L-3 Crestview Aerospace, delivering both projects on schedule or early and in full compliance with customer expectations/requirements.• Leveraged an IPT to meet an urgent new customer program that included selection and specialized training of personnel and equipment selection; defined support structure for 100+ employees and on-site customer personnel to enable production start of three new aircraft… Show more • Transferred two New Zealand Royal Air Force programs from a sister division in Canada to L-3 Crestview Aerospace, delivering both projects on schedule or early and in full compliance with customer expectations/requirements.• Leveraged an IPT to meet an urgent new customer program that included selection and specialized training of personnel and equipment selection; defined support structure for 100+ employees and on-site customer personnel to enable production start of three new aircraft in less than four months. • Developed an analytical technique to successfully quantify the impact program disruption had on cost and schedule; technique was leveraged to win a multimillion-dollar settlement.• Enabled EVM to improve performance measurements and program cost/schedule projection accuracy.• Managed program P&L, delivery performance, and customer satisfaction while providing program status reviews to clients and upper management that incorporated both oral and written presentations. • Served as Program Risk Management Lead and Capture Team Lead while owning accountability for leading contract negotiations and ensuring compliance with contract terms and conditions.• Designed and developed Earned Value Management (EVM), cost controls, and reporting systems as well as marketing and business development plans.• Headed relationship management with suppliers, clients, and foreign customers while directing staff selection, leadership development, and talent development/utilization. Show less

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